APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING A COMPOSITE LIQUID INTO AT LEAST TWO COMPONENTS

摘要

Method and apparatus for separating a volume of whole blood into at least a plasma component and a red blood cell component comprising centrifuging a separation bag (1) containing a volume of whole blood so as to separate therein at least a first component comprising plasma and a second component comprising red blood cells; transferring the first component into a plasma component bag (4) during centrifugation of the separation bag (1); transferring into the separation bag (1) a volume of wash solution from a wash solution bag (3) during centrifugation of the separation bag (1); mixing the volume of wash solution with the second component; centrifuging the separation bag (1) so as to separate therein a washed red blood cell component and a supernatant component; and transferring the supernatant component into a waste bag (2; 3) during centrifugation of the separation bag (1).